Window grating



March 13, 1928. 1,662,167

o. M. REXINGER WINDOW GRATING Filed Dec. 28, 1926 (ver Wwf/VM- Patented Mar. 13, 192s. 1,662,167

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO IVI. REXINGER, O'E BEVERLY .EIILLS, CALIFORNIA.

WINDOW GRA'IING.

Application filed December 28, 1926'. Serial No. 157,565.

In this specification, and the accompany- 6, and thus to force side members apart. ing drawing, I shall describe and show a cross bar 9 spans two of the tubes and z, no preferred form of my invention, and sposlmilar cross bar l0 spans the corresponding citically mention certain o'lf its more impair oi.i bars 7. These cross bars serve as i portant objects. I do not limit myself to grab-holds whereby the side members oi the the forms disclosed, since various changes grating may be brought nearer to each and adaptations may be made therein Withotherivl'ien the grating is to be installed or "f out departing from the essence of my inremoved. i vent-ion hereinafter claimed; and objects In the form of' my invention selected for I0 and advantages, other than those specifically illustration the side members 5 are made of mentioned, are included Within its scope. channel iron having a Width only slightly My invention relates to removable gratless than the thickness oi" the Window sash, 6"

ings for thc protection of WindfmY openings SO as to be able to enter the sash runway of and the like. Among its principal objects the Window frame. The edges of the chanare; first, to provide an expansible grating nel. ianges preferably are dentated as at ll,

that may readily be inserted between the to enable them to better' engi gc jambe` l2 of jambs of a Window casing beneath or above the Window frame. At the tops of the side a raised or lowered sash; second,I to furnish members are brackets 13 adapted vfor supfacilities for 'looking the grating in' position porting shade rollers when it so desired.

to prevent its removal by unauthorized per- These brackets may be of any suitable and sons; third, to afford ready means for atapproved design and they may be placed taching canvas or other roller curtains on either on the outside or inside of the grating.l 70

either' or both sides of the grating at Will; or on both sides as shown. l l

and, fourth, to supply a relatively simple A locking mechanism of suitable type is and inexpensive device adapted to `function providedat 14, whereby the grating may be in the Ways just stated. locked in its extended position in the vvin- My objects are attained in the manner dow frame to prevent it being removed by 7 illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in unauthorized persons.

Which The operation of my invention will be H0 Figure l is an elevation of a Window open- Clearly apparent from the foregoing descriping with a portion of the Window frame at tion when it is further stated that, to effecthe left partially broken away, and with tively protect a window opening thereby, all 80 my improved grating installed therein bethat is necessary to :raise the sash and Death n Sash; andA put my grating below it in the sash runways,

Figure 2 is a horizontal section ol the locking it in its extended position. l

casing of the above Window, taken on the Having thus fully described my invention,

line 2 2 of Fig. l and With my'device shown I claim S5 in plan 1n operative relation thereto. A device of the character described, com- Similar reference numerals refer to simiprising; a pair of variably spacedk parallel lar parts throughout both views. side members; a plurality of spaced pairs My grating comprises a pair of variably of' telescopic members connecting and alignspaced upright` side members 5, spanned by ing the side members; springs'within the 90 a series of spaced telescoping bars. The latouter telescopic members adapted for pushter consist oit' outer tubes G, and inner bars ing the inner telescopic members outwardly 4 I'Vithin each oi? the outer tubes is a helito separate the side members; and means for l. cal compression spring, as shown at 8. locking the telescopic members in extended These springs press against the inner ends position.

of bars 7 and tend to expel them from tubes OTTO M. REXINGER. 

